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Passengers traveling on an Emirates flight to Brisbane, Australia were stunned when they noticed a huge hole in the side of the aircraft while they were disembarking.

American tourist Sura Crutch spent a whirlwind five days with Greek local Haris Sevastopoulos in Athens in the summer of 1971. Here's how they went from strangers to pen pals to a couple of 50 years and counting.

Participating in an ancient Japanese tradition, sipping from a $25,000 antique bowl and even finding a bit of a 1970s "Austin Powers" vibe.

Ambitious plans envisage train links between major cities as a way to meet goals of carbon neutrality, but campaigners say cooperation across borders, not mention raising enormous investment needed, will be tricky.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put a Nordic travel favorite on its "high" risk list for Covid-19 along with two other places.

A brass band fills the air with lively Turkish music as it marches down a cobblestone street. Tourists and locals alike clap and dance, packing the main square.

The Eiffel Tower is riddled with rust and in need of full repairs, but instead it is being given a cosmetic 60 million euro paint job ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, according to confidential reports cited by French magazine Marianne.

Simply saying the word "Japan" can bring up images of manga, maid cafes and neon lights.

On Good Friday 2017, Wyatt Werneth got a call from his wife, who had gone grocery shopping with their daughter: The car's broken down. Please rescue us.

After spotting what looked like vintage Orient Express train carriages on Google Earth, Arthur Mettetal traveled from France to the Belarus/Poland border to investigate further.

The countdown has begun. From January 16, 2023, visitors to Venice -- that jewel in Italy's tourism crown -- will have to pay for the privilege.

Very few people attempt to walk around the entire world, and even fewer actually manage to complete the journey.

Now is the summer of our discontent, Shakespeare didn't exactly write in "Richard III," but for airline travelers in the US and Europe that's exactly what this summer is shaping up to be.

Three years ago, American Kimberly Pflieger connected online with a Canadian stranger also called Kimberly Pflieger. The two Kimberlys became fast friends and further bonded when they met in person this summer.

For the first time ever, economy class passengers are going to have the option of stretching out for some sleep on actual beds during their flights.

Renata Bastos and Brian Mehl met while waiting in line at Disneyland, California. For these two Disney fans, crossing paths with their future spouse at their favorite place was a dream come true.

A popular Vermont ski resort originally known as Suicide Six has announced that it will change its "insensitive" name in the weeks to come.

Brett Patman never set out to be a photographer.

The German airline is reinstating the superjumbo on flight schedules beginning summer 2023.

Americans are feeling the heat at the gas pump, but that won't keep them in park, AAA predicts.